The top cop at SEPTA isn't giving a reason for transferring one of his officers off the department's K9 unit, prompting the removal of the officer's dog from the family home, but said Wednesday the officer's wife should ask her husband for the details.
Abal was the Galanti family's comfort after they lost 14-year-old child Ben in 2014, when he was hit by a car while riding his bike. Now the shepherd is being separated from the family in order to continue its K9 work with the SEPTA Police Department.